Rashmika Mandanna wrote a post for Gitanjali in her film Animal because many people trolled her for choosing such a character in that misogynistic film.
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00:00 After watching the Animus trailer, everyone anticipated Rashmika Mandana's character.
00:08 And guess what?
00:09 People predicted it in the most accurate way.
00:13 Even though Geetanjali, played by Rashmika Mandana, is the wife of the lead Ranvijay,
00:19 she is a victim of domestic violence and abuse in the film.
00:23 After the release of the movie, many people trolled Rashmika for picking this character.
00:29 And now Rashmika is trying to defend her character on social media.
00:34 Animal movies have been rated 18+ and thus it is an adult rated film.
00:39 There are use of ****************** violence, abusive language, male dominance etc.
00:46 It's a misogynistic film where Rashmika, as known as Geetanjali, is a character who
00:51 tries to hold her family together.
00:54 And for that matter, she is ready to sacrifice anything and can tolerate anything.
01:00 But fans are really disappointed with her character.
01:03 In such a scenario where the actress is facing backlash for Geetanjali, she spreads an optimistic
01:09 view of her character through social media.
01:12 She inscribed a note saying, "If I were to describe her in a sentence, it would be
01:18 the only force at home holding her family together.
01:22 She is pure, real, unfiltered, strong and raw."
01:26 At times as an actor, I would question some of Geetanjali's action and I remember my
01:32 director telling me, "This was their story, Ranvijay and Geetanjali.
01:37 It was their love and passion, their families and their lives.
01:42 This is who they are."
01:43 In a world full of violence, hurt and unbearable pain, Geetanjali would bring peace, trust
01:49 and calm.
01:50 She would pray to her gods to keep her husband and her kids safe.
01:54 She was the rock that weathered all the storms.
01:57 She would do anything in her power for the sake of her family.
02:01 Geetanjali is absolutely beautiful in my eyes and in some ways, she is like most women who
02:07 are standing strong and protecting their families day in and day out.
02:15 It seems like Rashmika tried hard to defend her character.
02:18 Though it's a movie, many times audiences connect the ideology of character to the actor.
02:24 This making Rashmika's character little down for choosing Geetanjali.
02:29 Later, she congratulated the entire animal team for their great performances and wrote,
02:35 "Happy one week to us #AnimalTeam.
02:38 Guys, thank you all for the love.
02:40 It's what keeps me going and makes me work harder with every film.
02:45 Big hugs to you all too."
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